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Originally Posted by spuzzum
If Neymar cost PSG $346 million Canadian, you would think Davies is worth even a tenth of that. It's incredible PSG paid that much. You could buy an entire NHL hockey team for that or the entire CFL, their stadiums, and even the mascots. Shocking what a worldwide team can generate money wise.
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This has been discussed in other threads, but thats not really how transfer fees work with the Major clubs.
The fact of the matter is that Bayern can go to Vancouver and say:
"Would he rather play for Bayern Munich, one of the top Club teams in the World and in the Champions' League or...."
And the player is instantly going to tell Vancouver to sell him for whatever they're offering and that he'll never set foot on an MLS pitch ever again.
And within this context is tough to blame him. For him and his career this is a stratospheric step up.
Now, thats only right now, I dont know what his contract status is with the Whitecaps, but this is the proverbial 'Offer that you can't refuse.'
Because you would imagine that the player must be chomping at the bit to make this career move and frankly Canadian Soccer would likely be thrilled as well, which leaves the Whitecaps in an unenviable position.